Neat. I like anonymous players, too. But not a Gunboat setup. I hate that. There has to be real negotiations. But I think it would have to be set up on a Judge or one of those web-based sites (e.g. vDiplomacy) that don't require emails. Don't see how it could be done here.

georgeatkins wrote:Neat. I like anonymous players, too. But not a Gunboat setup. I hate that. There has to be real negotiations. But I think it would have to be set up on a Judge or one of those web-based sites (e.g. vDiplomacy) that don't require emails. Don't see how it could be done here.

Yeah, I don't think it could happen here without some interface overhaul.

The site I played on pulled it off--but, it required going through the site to communicate. However, as I was traveling for 2 weeks during the game and still pulled it off, even with 2-day deadlines, shows it can be done.

We could do it, we'd just have to agree on some groundrules first. Basically get everybody who wants to play to create an anonymous email address and agree to avoid using their real name or telling anybody who they are. I'd be willing to trust people to stick to the rules. After all, why would you sign up to that if you didn't want to play that way ?

Sassenach wrote:We could do it, we'd just have to agree on some groundrules first. Basically get everybody who wants to play to create an anonymous email address and agree to avoid using their real name or telling anybody who they are. I'd be willing to trust people to stick to the rules. After all, why would you sign up to that if you didn't want to play that way ?

Yes, that would work.

This particular site has a rating system which might lend itself to cheating.

Sassenach wrote:We could do it, we'd just have to agree on some groundrules first. Basically get everybody who wants to play to create an anonymous email address and agree to avoid using their real name or telling anybody who they are. I'd be willing to trust people to stick to the rules. After all, why would you sign up to that if you didn't want to play that way ?

Yes, that would work.

This particular site has a rating system which might lend itself to cheating.

Not sure I follow what you mean, Doc! How would the rating system affect an anonymous Dip game?